Murray to Head Charities Appeal Taunton Banker to Serve as Lay Chairman Joseph C. Murray of St. Joseph's parish in North Dighton will serve as lay chairman of the 1970 Catholic Charities Appeal in the Fall River Diocese. The appointment of the prominent Taunton banking official was announced today by Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, V.G., who will function in the capacity of episcopal chairman. The Appeal thns year will be dedicated to Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River, observing the 25th anniversary of his elevation to the episcopacy. Bishop Connolly has been the diocesan Ordinary for 19 years. Mr. Murray; a native of. St. Leo's parish in the Dorchester section of Boston, is the president, treasurer and a director of the Taunton Co-Operative Bank. His other business affiliations include the presidency of the Co-Operative Bank Club of Massachusetts; trustee of the CoOperative Banks Employee Retirement Association and member of the Advertis-
Flays Nixon. Aide Proposal To Limit Family Children WASHINGTON (NC)-A suggestion that parents can improve American environment by limitin~ tbeir ramilies to two children has been denounced as "irresponsible and simplistic" by Father James T. McHugh t director of the Division for Family Life, The priest said Finch's reUnited States Catholic Conmarks are "inconsistent" with ference. Father McHugh's the Nixon administration's policomments are leveled at cica on population study. statements made here by Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Ro!tlert Finch at a conference on environment.
Fr. Rocha First Cleric to Gain Harvard Degree The first clergyman in the histol"y of Harvard University to receive a master of science degree in health administration is Rev. Anthony Rocha, chaplain at the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River. Also an internationally recognized expert in the field of gerontology, Father Rocha declares that he is "first, last and always a Catholic priest." For the past four years he has brought his expertise in the three fielda to his post as chaplain of both the Memorial Home and Fall River's Hussey Hospital. His just-received degree in health administration was preceded by work in the field of gerontology at Boston University. He explains that gerontology is the study of the entire aging process, "which begins at conception and ends only at the grave." Geriatrics, dealing specifically with problems and illnesses of the aged, is but one facet of gerontology, he points .out. Father Rocha is considering offers in the health administration field from places as far afield as Nigeria and Brazil, as well as two New York medical Turn to Page Seven·
Finch made the statement in reply to a question posed by a member of the audience who esked what people could do on a voluntary basis to improve the quality of life in this country. "I would begin with recommending that they start with two children," the secretary responded. Finch also said the government might have· to invoke "disincentives" to discourage parents from having big families. But, he did not elaborate on what he meant. Contrasting Finch's remarks with the Administration's policies, Father McHugh noted that President Nixon has asked Congress to enact legislation to establish a commission to study pollution as related to America's future. The Chief Executive, he noted, has also urged passage of other bills callfng for specific research in establishing goals to protect the environment. "One might wonder," the family life division director declared, "if the Finch proposals are now the policy of the Nixon administration, since they are clearly different from the proposals that President Nixon made in his message on population in July 1969." Father McHugh said: "Specifically, Mr. Finch asks for a voluntary commitment to the two-child limit but in the next breath threatens governmental interference and coercion by means of disincentives." That· approach Fr. McHugh emphasized conficts with the Turn to Page Eighteen
ing Committee of the Massachusetts CoOperative Bank League. A charter member and past president of the Taunton Serra Club, Mr. Murray is a member of his parish Holy Name Society, president and director of the Taunton Chamber of Commerce, director and executive committee member of the Taunton American Red Cross Chapter, director of the Greater Taunton United Fund and director of the Paul A. Dever State School prep program.. He is also a member of the Taunton Lodge of Elks and Taunton Rotary Club. The well known Taunton banker attended St. Mary's parochial school in Boston and then matriculated at Boston College High School and then Boston College. In addition, he pursued finance and banking courses at Boston University. Mr. Murray is married to the former Grace E. Morrissey, a native of Barrington. Mrs. Murray attended Bayview Academy, Riverside,.in East Turn to Page Sixteen
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Rev. Edward J. Burns, a member of the Diocesan Liturgical Commission mnd assistant at St. William's Parish, Fall River in explaining the new Liturgy of the Mass has prepared the. Diocese for the introduction of this new liturgy scheduled for Palin Sunday, March 22. In a talk to the clergy of the diocese held on Thursday, in Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, Father Bums emphasized that the liturgical
SEE PAGE 13 Columns nand 2 reforms-they are not changes -which Vatican..Jf calls for are "valid, sensi~ C ¢ and meant t(\ bring Gt>d to man and man to God." The talk follows: A few weeks ago, an article in the prestigious "Manchester Guardian;" referred to Pope John . and Vatican II, as a catastrophe. Turn to Page Seventeen
Fr. R. J. Laughlin Wilrls Soldier's Bravery M·edal Rev. (Capt.) Robert J. Laughlin, Chaplain Corps, U.S. Army, has been awarded the Soldier's Medal for
AMERICAN OVERSEAS AID: American Catholics in over 18,000 parishes will contribute on March 8 to the 24th annual American Catholic Overseas Aid Fund which supports worldwide relief and self-help programs. Shown here discussing this year's Appeal are, sitting, left to right, Terence Cardinal Cooke of New York and Bishop Edward H. Swanstrom, Executive Director; and, standing, left to right, Fall River representatives Rev. John P. Driscoll and Diocesan Director Rev. John F. Hogan.
heroic action in Vietnam last Summer while serving with· the 84th Engineer Battalion. . Father Laughlin, son of John F. and Marjorie Dooley Laughlin of St. Mary's parish in Taunton, served at Our Lady of Angels Church in Fall River from his ordination in 1963 until December, 1964 and then as assistant at St. Joseph's Church, Taunton, until his entrance into the service on May 18, 1968. Father Laughlin was awarded Turn to Page Twelve